For me the hunt is half the fun.
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The one on the right is marked Stiletto and the one on the left is marked True Temper Kelly Works.
The Kelley Works hatchet came from an estate sale where two would have been bought, but at the time they both were priced at $18 and there wasn't enough cash in my wallet so only the True Temper Kelly Works model was able to come home with me.
The Stiletto was purchased recently on a trip along the Columbia River in Oregon. There is a building that is usually closed up. When we went by the door was open so we stopped for a look. The folks were loading up for a big antique show in Portland. There was a display rack of axes and hatchets. This one was spotted as being set up as a left hand hewing hatchet. He wanted $40, haggled him down to $27.50. This is the same place where a dividers was bought about a year ago.
The backs:
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There is a little bit of bevel on the back of the Stiletto. It shouldn't be too difficult to work it down to a surface good for hewing.
This was a good day since we were headed to a place that calls itself, "The Woodworkers Candy Store," CrossCut Hardwoods in Portland.
jtk
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